News archive from 24 November 2015

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest carrier, wants to buy 10 narrowbody planes and is considering Canada's Bombardier (BBDb.TO) and Brazil's Embraer (EMBR3.SA) jets among others, as it plans to nearly double its fleet between now and 2025, chief...

Ten Republican US senators, including presidential candidate Marco Rubio, have written to the Pentagon and military chiefs demanding to know why the joint chiefs of staff (JCS) apparently withheld their approval for the recent release of British...

Arsenal transfer news: Gedion Zelalem deal, Diego Perotti close, Josh Donaldson trial - reports gossip
Mark Brus for Metro.co.uk Arsenal have been brought back down to earth recently with a poor run of results, and transfers this January look urgent....

Funding for a state-of-the-art new West Midlands hospital will be confirmed in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
George Osborne will put the planned new 670-bed hospital in Smethwick, in the Black Country, at the heart of his Spending Review...

Birmingham MP Liam Byrne is to reveal that his father was an alcoholic, as he calls for more help for 2.6 million children whose parents are addicted to drink.
In a highly personal speech in the House of Commons, Mr Byrne will talk about his childhood...

George Osborne will hand the NHS in England an urgent £3.8bn increase in funding to help it contend with the pressures caused by staff shortages, an ageing population and growing health demands.
The financial injection will form part of the...

Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system may turn out to be obsolete unless David Cameron can offer assurances that it is wholly protected from cyber-attacks by a hostile state, the former defence secretary Des Browne has said.
As Cameron put the...

Americans should be alert to possible travel risks, especially during the holidays, following increased terrorist threats around the world, the State Department warned on Monday.
A travel alert, which is to be in effect until 24 February, said current...

Students at Princeton University have called for the removal of Woodrow Wilson’s name from the School of Public and International Affairs, the latest development in a growing trend across American campuses as students hone in on historical figures and...

The 4-1 win against West Ham on Sunday was the club's 12th game in a row without a defeat and served notice of their intention staking a claim on the Champions League places.
The style with which full-back Kyle Walker scored the fourth with the...

The Brazilian international underwent a scan last night on the problem which forced him to be substituted after 68 minutes of the 4-1 dismantling of Manchester City.
Results showed Coutinho suffered only a minor strain and he is not expected to be...

Fury, 27, is scheduled to take on WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO champion Klitschko, 39, in Dusseldorf on Saturday night.
But the British challenger yesterday revealed that a row over gloves with the Klitschko camp could cause chaos in this week.
Fury, the...

Coquelin suffered knee ligament damage in the Gunners' 2-1 defeat to West Brom last Saturday after coming off worse in a 50-50 challenge with Baggies midfielder Claudio Yacob.
Earlier today, Wenger revealed the former Charlton loan star would be on...

North Korea has scored a major victory in the kimchi war with the UN all but elevating its pickled vegetables to the same lofty status as its southern neighbour’s spicy capitalist cabbage.
Pyongyang suffered a blow to its prestige two years ago when...

The 23-year-old has emerged as a target for several of Europe's elite in recent weeks.
It is understood that Liverpool and Arsenal are keen on the Swiss international, as well as Italian giants Juventus.
Reports from German outlet Bild last week...